Question galore about the Pittsburgh Pirates defense and the team’s issues at shortstop. Should fans worry about the bullpen’s slow start? And more in this week’s mailbag.
As always, thank you to everyone who submitted questions this week and participated. Now, let’s dive in!
Is the Pirates defense really as suspect as it looked yesterday?
What is defense?
— Mark (@_FlickNow) April 2, 2019
There’s no way around it, the Pirate infield defense was bad in Monday’s home opener against the St. Louis Cardinals. The team lost 6-5 in 11 innings, and the infield defense was a big reason why.